UK Prime Minister lauds Amitabh Bachan [Tuesday, February 23, 2010]
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown lauded bollywood super star Amitabh Bachan on monday and said that the actor was the 'greatest talent' of our times. Gordon Brown was speaking at the charity dinner hosted by Indian origin labour MP Keith Vaz. The organization 'Silver Star' donated a Mobile Diabetes Unit for the people in Mumbai. The unit has been named 'Amitabh' in honour of the legendary actor. The event was also attended by Bollywood actors Shilpa Shetty and Sanjay Dutt. Ms Brown also congartulated Shilpa Shetty and described her as an “acting phenomenon and a committed humanitarian“. Mr Brown lauded the Anglo Indian community in UK and said that modern Britain would not have been the same without her strong bond with India.